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July 25, 2012Bipartisan legislation would overturn provision added to the National Highway Bill that repealed one-third of all U.S. cargo preference requirements, jeopardizing national security and eliminating thousands of American jobs. Download PDF
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July 6, 2012Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of Jurisdiction: USA Maritime is a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations, and maritime trade associations committed to promoting and protecting the U.S.‐flag Merchant Marine. USA Maritime represents virtually...
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June 29, 2012Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of Jurisdiction: USA Maritime is a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations, and maritime trade associations committed to promoting and protecting the U.S.‐flag Merchant Marine. USA Maritime represents virtually...
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June 22, 2012Preserve the Food for Peace Program USA Maritime, composed of the organizations listed to the left, endorses and seeks sustainable funding for the PL 480 Food for Peace program, and therefore strongly opposes amendments to cut deeply the program’s...
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June 19, 2012The Alliance for Global Food Security urges the House Appropriations Committee to restore funding for PL 480 Title II to the FY 2012 level of $1.466 billion, and to rescind section 714 of the bill which would reduce resources...
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June 7, 2012Title II of PL 480 (“Food for Peace”) is the largest and most successful international food aid program in the world. Every Administration, both Republican and Democrat, has strongly supported Food for Peace since its inception in 1954. Millions...
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May 9, 2012At the annual 2012 Salute to Congress event hosted by the International Propeller Club of the United States, Congressman Dicks was honored for his strong support of the maritime industry in his home state of Washington and across the...
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May 7, 2012Alliance for Global Food Security Statement from THE HILL. (May 7, 2012) Improvements made to international food aid programs in the 2008 Farm Bill have borne fruit. Delivery times for U.S. commodities can be as short as two weeks,...
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March 30, 2012Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, this statement is respectfully submitted on behalf of the ad hoc coalition composed of the organizations listed below. The coalition supports sustained funding for our nation’s food aid programs, including the P.L. 480...
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March 20, 2012Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, this statement is respectfully submitted on behalf of the ad hoc coalition composed of the organizations listed below. The coalition supports sustained funding for our nation’s food aid programs, including the P.L. 480...
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